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{\MTB The Book of
\par }{\MT Micah

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
LORD’s\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:1 }
When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.}
word
that
came
to
Micah
of Morasheth
in
the
days
of
Jotham,
Ahaz,
and
Hezekiah,
kings
of
Judah,
which
he
saw
concerning
Samaria
and
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hear,
you
peoples,
all
of
you!
\par }{\QB Listen,
O
earth,
and
all
that
is therein.
\par }{\Q Let
the
Lord\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:2 }
The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”}
GOD
be
witness
against
you,
\par }{\QB the
Lord
from
his
holy
temple.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}For
behold,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:3 }
“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.}
the
LORD
comes
out
of
his
place,
\par }{\QB and
will
come
down
and
tread
on
the
high
places
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
mountains
melt
under
him,
\par }{\QB and
the
valleys
split apart
like
wax
before
the
fire,
\par }{\QB like
waters
that
are
poured
down
a
steep
place.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}“All
this
is
for
the disobedience
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and
for
the
sins
of
the
house
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q What
is
the disobedience
of
Jacob?
\par }{\QB Isn’t
it
Samaria?
\par }{\Q And
what
are
the
high
places
of
Judah?
\par }{\QB Aren’t
they
Jerusalem?
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Therefore
I
will
make
Samaria
like
a rubble
heap
of
the
field,
\par }{\QB like
places
for
planting
vineyards;
\par }{\Q and
I
will
pour
down
its
stones
into
the
valley,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
uncover
its
foundations.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}All
her
idols
will
be beaten
to
pieces,
\par }{\QB all
her temple
gifts
will
be
burnt
with
fire,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
destroy
all
her
images;
\par }{\Q for
of
the
hire
of
a
prostitute
has
she
gathered
them,
\par }{\QB and
to
the
hire
of
a
prostitute shall
they
return.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}For
this
I
will
lament
and
wail.
\par }{\QB I
will go stripped
and
naked.
\par }{\QB I
will
howl
like
the
jackals
\par }{\QB and
mourn
like
the
ostriches.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}For
her
wounds
are
incurable;
\par }{\QB for
it
has
come
even
to
Judah.
\par }{\Q It
reaches
to
the
gate
of
my
people,
\par }{\QB even
to
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Don’t
tell it
in
Gath.
\par }{\QB Don’t
weep
at
all.
\par }{\QB At Beth Ophrah\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:10 }
Beth Ophrah means literally “House of Dust.”} I have rolled myself
in
the
dust.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Pass
on,
inhabitant
of
Shaphir,
in
nakedness
and
shame.
\par }{\QB The
inhabitant
of
Zaanan
won’t
come
out.
\par }{\QB The wailing
of Beth Ezel
will
take
from
you
his protection.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}For
the
inhabitant
of
Maroth waits anxiously
for
good,
\par }{\QB because
evil
has
come
down
from
the
LORD
to
the
gate
of
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Harness
the
chariot
to
the
swift steed,
inhabitant
of
Lachish.
\par }{\QB She
was
the
beginning
of
sin
to
the
daughter
of
Zion;
\par }{\QB for
the
transgressions
of
Israel
were
found
in
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Therefore
you
will
give
a
parting
gift
to Moresheth Gath.
\par }{\QB The
houses
of
Achzib
will
be
a deceitful
thing
to
the
kings
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will
yet
bring
a
conqueror
to
you,
inhabitants
of
Mareshah.
\par }{\QB The
glory
of
Israel
will
come
to
Adullam.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Shave
your heads,
\par }{\QB and
cut
off
your
hair
for
the
children
of
your
delight.
\par }{\Q Enlarge
your
baldness
like
the vulture,
\par }{\QB for
they
have
gone
into
captivity
from
you!
\par }{\BB \par }
\PoetryChap{2}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Woe
to
those
who
devise
iniquity
\par }{\QB and
work
evil
on
their
beds!
\par }{\Q When
the
morning
is
light,
they practise
it,
\par }{\QB because
it
is
in
the
power
of
their
hand.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}They
covet
fields
and
seize
them,
\par }{\QB and
houses,
then
take
them
away.
\par }{\Q They
oppress
a
man
and
his
house,
\par }{\QB even
a
man
and
his
heritage.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Therefore
the
LORD
says:
\par }{\Q “Behold,
I
am
planning
against
these
people
a
disaster,
\par }{\QB from
which
you
will
not
remove
your
necks,
\par }{\QB neither
will
you walk
haughtily,
\par }{\QB for
it
is
an
evil
time.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}In
that
day
they
will
take
up
a
parable
against
you,
\par }{\QB and lament
with
a doleful
lamentation,
saying,
\par }{\QB ‘We
are utterly
ruined!
\par }{\QB My
people’s possession
is
divided
up.
\par }{\QB Indeed
he
takes
it
from
me
and assigns
our
fields
to traitors!’ ”
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Therefore
you
will
have
no
one
who divides
the
land
by
lot
in
the
LORD’s
assembly.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}“Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy—
\par }{\QB “Don’t prophesy about
these
things.
\par }{\QB Disgrace
won’t overtake us.”
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Shall
it
be
said,
O
house
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB “Is
the
LORD’s
Spirit angry?
\par }{\QB Are
these
his
doings?
\par }{\QB Don’t
my
words
do
good
to
him
who
walks blamelessly?”
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But lately
my
people have
risen
up
as
an
enemy.
\par }{\QB You
strip
the
robe
and
clothing
from those
who
pass
by without
a care,
returning
from
battle.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
drive
the
women
of
my
people
out
from
their
pleasant
houses;
\par }{\QB from
their young
children
you
take
away
my blessing
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Arise,
and depart!
\par }{\QB For
this
is
not
your
resting
place,
\par }{\QB because
of uncleanness
that destroys,
\par }{\QB even
with
a grievous destruction.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}If
a
man
walking
in
a
spirit
of
falsehood
lies, saying,
\par }{\QB “I
will prophesy
to
you
of
wine
and
of
strong
drink,”
\par }{\QB he
would
be
the
prophet
of
this
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
surely
assemble
all
of
you,
Jacob.
\par }{\QB I
will
surely
gather
the
remnant
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q I
will
put
them
together
as
the
sheep
of Bozrah,
\par }{\QB as
a
flock
in
the
middle
of
their
pasture.
\par }{\QB They
will swarm
with
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}He
who
breaks
open
the
way
goes
up
before
them.
\par }{\QB They
break
through
the
gate,
and
go
out.
\par }{\QB Their
king
passes
on
before
them,
\par }{\QB with
the
LORD
at
their
head.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}I
said,
\par }{\Q “Please
listen,
you
heads
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and
rulers
of
the
house
of
Israel:
\par }{\QB Isn’t
it
for
you
to
know
justice?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}You
who
hate
the
good,
\par }{\QB and
love
the
evil;
\par }{\QB who
tear
off
their
skin,
\par }{\QB and
their
flesh
from
off
their
bones;
\par }{\QB \VS{3}who
also
eat
the
flesh
of
my
people,
\par }{\QB and peel
their
skin
from
off
them,
\par }{\QB and
break
their
bones,
\par }{\QB and
chop
them
in pieces,
as
for
the
pot,
\par }{\QB and
as
meat
within
the cauldron.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Then
they
will
cry
to
the
LORD,
\par }{\QB but
he
will
not
answer
them.
\par }{\Q Yes,
he
will
hide
his
face
from
them
at
that
time,
\par }{\QB because
they
made
their
deeds
evil.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}The
LORD
says
concerning
the
prophets
who
lead
my
people
astray—for
those
who feed
their
teeth,
they
proclaim, “Peace!”
and
whoever
doesn’t
provide
for
their
mouths,
they
prepare
war
against
him:
\par }{\Q \VS{6}“Therefore
night
is
over
you,
with no
vision,
\par }{\QB and
it
is
dark
to
you,
that
you
may not
divine;
\par }{\QB and
the
sun
will
go
down
on
the
prophets,
\par }{\QB and
the
day
will
be
black
over
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
seers
shall
be
disappointed,
\par }{\QB and
the
diviners
confounded.
\par }{\Q Yes,
they
shall
all
cover
their lips,
\par }{\QB for
there
is
no
answer
from
God.”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:7 }
The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).}
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But
as
for
me,
I
am
full
of
power
by
the
LORD’s
Spirit,
\par }{\QB and
of judgement,
and
of
might,
\par }{\QB to
declare
to
Jacob
his disobedience,
\par }{\QB and
to
Israel
his
sin.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Please
listen
to
this,
you
heads
of
the
house
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and
rulers
of
the
house
of
Israel,
\par }{\QB who
abhor
justice,
\par }{\QB and pervert
all equity,
\par }{\QB \VS{10}who
build
up
Zion
with
blood,
\par }{\QB and
Jerusalem
with
iniquity.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Her
leaders
judge
for
bribes,
\par }{\QB and
her
priests
teach
for
a
price,
\par }{\QB and
her
prophets
of
it
tell fortunes
for
money;
\par }{\Q yet
they
lean
on
the
LORD,
and
say,
\par }{\QB “Isn’t
the
LORD amongst
us?
\par }{\QB No
disaster
will
come
on
us.”
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Therefore
Zion
for
your sake
will
be ploughed
like
a
field,
\par }{\QB and
Jerusalem
will
become heaps
of rubble,
\par }{\QB and
the
mountain
of
the
temple
like
the
high
places
of
a
forest.
\par }{\BB \par }
\PoetryChap{4}{\Q \VerseOne{1}But
in
the
latter
days,
\par }{\QB it
will
happen
that
the
mountain
of
the
LORD’s
temple
will
be
established
on
the
top
of
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
it
will
be
exalted
above
the
hills;
\par }{\QB and
peoples
will stream
to
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Many
nations
will
go
and
say,
\par }{\QB “Come!
Let’s
go
up
to
the
mountain
of
the
LORD,
\par }{\QB and
to
the
house
of
the
God
of
Jacob;
\par }{\QB and
he
will
teach
us
of
his
ways,
\par }{\QB and
we
will
walk
in
his
paths.”
\par }{\Q For
the
law
will
go
out
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB and
the
LORD’s
word
from
Jerusalem;
\par }{\Q \VS{3}and
he
will
judge
between
many
peoples,
\par }{\QB and
will
decide
concerning
strong
nations
afar
off.
\par }{\QB They
will
beat
their
swords
into ploughshares,
\par }{\QB and
their
spears
into
pruning
hooks.
\par }{\Q Nation
will
not
lift
up
sword
against
nation,
\par }{\QB neither
will
they
learn
war
any
more.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}But
every
man
will
sit
under
his
vine
and
under
his
fig
tree.
\par }{\QB No
one
will
make
them
afraid,
\par }{\QB for
the
mouth
of
the
LORD
of
Armies
has
spoken.
\VS{5}Indeed
all
the
nations
may walk
in
the
name
of
their
gods,
\par }{\QB but
we
will walk
in
the
name
of
the
LORD
our
God
forever
and
ever.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}“In
that
day,”
says
the
LORD,
\par }{\QB “I
will
assemble
that
which
is
lame,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
gather
that
which
is
driven
away,
\par }{\QB and
that
which
I
have afflicted;
\par }{\QB \VS{7}and
I
will
make
that
which
was
lame
a
remnant,
\par }{\QB and
that
which
was cast
far
off
a
strong
nation:
\par }{\QB and
the
LORD
will
reign
over
them
on
Mount
Zion
from
then
on,
even
forever.”
\par }{\Q \VS{8}You,
tower
of
the
flock,
the
hill
of
the
daughter
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB to
you
it
will
come.
\par }{\Q Yes,
the
former
dominion
will
come,
\par }{\QB the
kingdom
of
the
daughter
of
Jerusalem.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Now
why
do
you
cry
out
aloud?
\par }{\QB Is
there
no
king
in
you?
\par }{\QB Has
your counsellor
perished,
\par }{\QB that pains
have
taken
hold
of
you
as
of
a woman
in travail?
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Be
in pain,
and labour
to
give
birth,
daughter
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB like
a
woman
in travail;
\par }{\QB for
now
you
will
go
out
of
the
city,
\par }{\QB and
will
dwell
in
the
field,
\par }{\QB and
will
come
even
to
Babylon.
\par }{\Q There
you
will
be
rescued.
\par }{\QB There
the
LORD
will
redeem
you
from
the
hand
of
your
enemies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Now
many
nations
have
assembled
against
you,
that
say,
\par }{\QB “Let
her
be defiled,
\par }{\QB and
let
our
eye
gloat
over
Zion.”
\par }{\Q \VS{12}But
they
don’t
know
the
thoughts
of
the
LORD,
\par }{\QB neither do
they
understand
his
counsel;
\par }{\QB for
he
has
gathered
them
like
the
sheaves
to
the
threshing
floor.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Arise
and
thresh,
daughter
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB for
I
will
make
your
horn
iron,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
make
your
hoofs
bronze.
\par }{\Q You
will beat
in pieces
many
peoples.
\par }{\Q I
will devote
their
gain
to
the
LORD,
\par }{\QB and
their
substance
to
the
Lord
of
the
whole
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }
\PoetryChap{5}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Now
you
shall gather
yourself
in troops,
\par }{\QB daughter
of troops.
\par }{\Q He
has
laid siege
against
us.
\par }{\QB They
will strike
the judge
of
Israel
with
a rod
on
the cheek.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But
you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
\par }{\QB being small amongst
the clans
of Judah,
\par }{\QB out
of
you
one
will
come
out
to
me
who
is
to
be ruler
in
Israel;
\par }{\QB whose goings
out
are
from
of
old,
from ancient
times.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Therefore
he
will abandon
them
until
the
time
that
she
who
is
in labour
gives birth.
\par }{\QB Then
the rest
of
his brothers
will return
to
the children
of Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
shall
stand,
and
shall
shepherd
in
the strength
of
the LORD,
\par }{\QB in
the majesty
of
the name
of
the LORD
his God.
\par }{\QB They
will live,
for
then
he
will
be great
to
the ends
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}He
will
be
our peace
when
Assyria
invades
our
land
\par }{\QB and
when
he marches
through
our fortresses,
\par }{\QB then
we
will raise
against
him seven
shepherds,
\par }{\QB and eight leaders
of men.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}They
will rule
the
land
of Assyria
with
the sword,
\par }{\QB and
the
land
of Nimrod
in
its gates.
\par }{\Q He
will deliver
us
from
the Assyrian,
\par }{\QB when
he invades
our
land,
\par }{\QB and
when
he marches
within
our
border.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
remnant
of
Jacob
will
be amongst
many
peoples
\par }{\QB like dew
from
the LORD,
\par }{\QB like showers
on
the grass,
\par }{\QB that
don’t wait
for
man
\par }{\QB nor wait
for
the sons
of
men.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The remnant
of Jacob
will
be amongst
the nations,
\par }{\QB amongst many peoples,
\par }{\QB like
a lion amongst
the animals
of
the forest,
\par }{\QB like
a young lion amongst
the flocks
of sheep;
\par }{\QB who, if
he goes
through, treads
down
and tears
in pieces,
\par }{\QB and
there
is
no
one
to deliver.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Let
your hand
be lifted
up above
your adversaries,
\par }{\QB and
let
all
of
your enemies
be
cut
off.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}“It
will happen
in
that day”, says
the LORD,
\par }{\QB “that
I
will
cut
off
your horses
from amongst
you
\par }{\QB and
will
destroy
your chariots.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}I
will
cut
off
the cities
of
your land
\par }{\QB and
will tear
down all
your strongholds.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
destroy witchcraft
from
your
hand.
\par }{\QB You
shall
have
no soothsayers.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I will cut off
your engraved images
and
your pillars
from amongst
you;
\par }{\QB and
you shall no more worship
the work
of
your hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
will uproot
your Asherah poles
from amongst
you;
\par }{\QB and
I
will
destroy
your cities.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I will execute vengeance in anger
\par }{\QB and wrath on the nations that didn’t listen.”

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Listen
now
to
what
the
LORD
says:
\par }{\Q “Arise,
plead
your
case
before
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
let
the
hills
hear
what
you
have
to
say.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hear,
you
mountains,
the
LORD’s
indictment,
\par }{\QB and
you
enduring
foundations
of
the
earth;
\par }{\QB for
the
LORD
has
a
case
against
his
people,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
contend
with
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}My
people,
what have
I
done
to
you?
\par }{\QB How have
I burdened
you?
\par }{\QB Answer
me!
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
I
brought
you
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB and
redeemed
you
out
of
the
house
of
bondage.
\par }{\QB I
sent
before
you
Moses,
Aaron,
and
Miriam.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}My
people,
remember
now
what
Balak
king
of
Moab
devised,
\par }{\QB and
what
Balaam
the
son
of
Beor
answered
him
from
Shittim
to
Gilgal,
\par }{\QB that
you
may
know
the
righteous
acts
of
the
LORD.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}How
shall
I
come
before
the
LORD,
\par }{\QB and
bow myself
before
the
exalted
God?
\par }{\Q Shall
I
come
before
him
with
burnt
offerings,
\par }{\QB with
calves
a
year
old?
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Will
the
LORD
be
pleased
with
thousands
of
rams?
\par }{\QB With tens
of
thousands
of rivers
of
oil?
\par }{\Q Shall
I
give
my
firstborn
for
my disobedience?
\par }{\QB The
fruit
of
my
body
for
the
sin
of
my
soul?
\par }{\Q \VS{8}He
has
shown
you,
O
man,
what
is
good.
\par }{\QB What
does
the
LORD
require
of
you,
but
to
act
justly,
\par }{\QB to
love
mercy,
and
to walk
humbly
with
your
God?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}The
LORD’s
voice
calls
to
the
city—
\par }{\QB and
wisdom
fears
your
name—
\par }{\Q “Listen
to
the
rod,
\par }{\QB and
he
who
appointed
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Are there
yet
treasures
of
wickedness
in
the
house
of
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB and
a
short
ephah\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:10 }
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that
is accursed?
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Shall
I tolerate
dishonest
scales,
\par }{\QB and
a
bag
of
deceitful
weights?
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Her
rich
men
are
full
of
violence,
\par }{\QB her
inhabitants
speak
lies,
\par }{\QB and
their
tongue
is
deceitful
in
their
speech.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Therefore
I
also
have
struck
you
with
a grievous wound.
\par }{\QB I
have
made
you
desolate
because
of
your
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}You
shall
eat,
but
not
be
satisfied.
\par }{\QB Your hunger
will
be
within
you.
\par }{\QB You
will store
up,
but
not save,
\par }{\QB and
that
which
you save
I
will
give
up
to
the
sword.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}You
will
sow,
but
won’t
reap.
\par }{\QB You
will
tread
the
olives,
but
won’t
anoint
yourself
with
oil;
\par }{\QB and crush
grapes,
but
won’t
drink
the
wine.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}For
the
statutes
of
Omri
are
kept,
\par }{\QB and
all
the
works
of
Ahab’s
house.
\par }{\QB You walk
in
their
counsels,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
make
you
a ruin,
\par }{\QB and
your
inhabitants
a
hissing.
\par }{\QB You
will
bear
the
reproach
of
my
people.”
\par }{\BB \par }
\PoetryChap{7}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Misery
is mine!
\par }{\QB Indeed,
I
am
like
one
who
gathers
the
summer fruits,
as
gleanings
of
the vineyard.
\par }{\QB There
is
no
cluster
of grapes
to
eat.
\par }{\QB My
soul
desires
to
eat
the early
fig.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
godly
man
has
perished
out
of
the
earth,
\par }{\QB and
there
is
no
one
upright amongst
men.
\par }{\QB They
all
lie
in
wait
for
blood;
\par }{\QB every
man
hunts
his
brother
with
a net.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Their
hands
are
on
that
which
is
evil
to
do
it diligently.
\par }{\QB The
ruler
and
judge
ask
for
a
bribe.
\par }{\Q The powerful
man dictates
the
evil
desire
of
his
soul.
\par }{\QB Thus
they conspire
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
best
of
them
is
like
a brier.
\par }{\QB The most
upright
is worse
than
a
thorn
hedge.
\par }{\Q The
day
of
your
watchmen,
\par }{\QB even
your visitation,
has
come;
\par }{\QB now
is
the
time
of
their
confusion.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Don’t
trust
in
a neighbour.
\par }{\QB Don’t
put
confidence
in
a
friend.
\par }{\QB With
the woman
lying
in
your embrace,
\par }{\QB be
careful
of
the
words
of
your
mouth!
\par }{\Q \VS{6}For
the
son dishonours
the
father,
\par }{\QB the
daughter
rises
up
against
her
mother,
\par }{\QB the
daughter-in-law
against
her
mother-in-law;
\par }{\QB a
man’s
enemies
are
the
men
of
his
own
house.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}But
as
for
me,
I
will look
to
the
LORD.
\par }{\QB I
will
wait
for
the
God
of
my
salvation.
\par }{\QB My
God
will
hear
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Don’t
rejoice
against
me,
my
enemy.
\par }{\QB When
I
fall,
I
will
arise.
\par }{\QB When
I
sit
in
darkness,
the
LORD
will
be
a
light
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
will
bear
the
indignation
of
the
LORD,
\par }{\QB because
I
have
sinned
against
him,
\par }{\QB until
he
pleads
my
case
and executes judgement
for
me.
\par }{\QB He
will
bring
me
out
to
the
light.
\par }{\QB I
will
see
his
righteousness.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Then
my
enemy
will
see
it,
\par }{\QB and
shame
will
cover
her
who
said
to
me,
\par }{\QB “Where
is
the
LORD
your
God?”
\par }{\Q My
eyes
will
see
her.
\par }{\QB Now she
will
be trodden
down
like
the
mire
of
the
streets.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}A
day
to
build
your
walls!
\par }{\QB In
that
day,
he
will extend
your
boundary.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}In
that
day
they
will
come
to
you
from
Assyria
and
the
cities
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB and
from
Egypt
even
to
the
River,
\par }{\QB and
from
sea
to
sea,
\par }{\QB and
mountain
to
mountain.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Yet
the
land
will
be
desolate
because
of
those
who
dwell therein,
\par }{\QB for
the
fruit
of
their
doings.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Shepherd
your
people
with
your
staff,
\par }{\QB the
flock
of
your
heritage,
\par }{\QB who
dwell
by themselves
in
a
forest.
\par }{\Q Let
them
feed
in
the
middle
of fertile pasture
land,
\par }{\QB in
Bashan
and
Gilead,
as
in
the
days
of
old.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}“As
in
the
days
of
your
coming
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB I
will
show
them marvellous
things.”
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
nations
will
see
and
be
ashamed
of
all
their
might.
\par }{\QB They
will
lay
their
hand
on
their
mouth.
\par }{\QB Their
ears
will
be deaf.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}They
will
lick
the
dust
like
a
serpent.
\par }{\QB Like
crawling things
of
the
earth,
they
will
come
trembling
out
of
their dens.
\par }{\QB They
will
come
with
fear
to
the
LORD
our
God,
\par }{\QB and
will
be
afraid
because
of
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Who
is
a
God
like
you,
who
pardons
iniquity,
\par }{\QB and
passes
over
the disobedience
of
the
remnant
of
his
heritage?
\par }{\Q He
doesn’t
retain
his
anger
forever,
\par }{\QB because
he
delights
in loving
kindness.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}He
will
again
have
compassion
on
us.
\par }{\QB He
will
tread
our
iniquities
under
foot.
\par }{\QB You
will
cast
all
their
sins
into
the
depths
of
the
sea.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}You
will
give
truth
to
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and mercy
to
Abraham,
\par }{\QB as
you
have
sworn
to
our
fathers
from
the
days
of old.
\par }